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Monday, December 9, 2013

I don’t know
about you, but I’ve always wondered why I spend so much time wrapping Christmas
presents so carefully with colorful wrapping paper, when all of that beautiful
paper ends up in a garbage bag a few days later.

It’s always
fun to wrap presents for family and friends, but the amount of waste is
frustrating. But, like most situations, it pays to get creative!!

Here are
some of my favorite ways to reuse wrapping paper. Something that we think is
garbage can suddenly become a valuable material with a little creativity.

Ideas for Reusing Wrapping Paper:

1)Use the paper to make textbook
covers. This could be a fun back-to-school project!!

2)Use the scraps to make a paper
collage. (This is one of my favorites).

3)Shred the leftover paper to use in gift
bags instead of tissue paper.

4)Cut small paper squares, and use them
for gift cards.

5)If there is enough paper left over,
cut out letters to use for labels on other crafts.

6)And for those of you who love to
read, you can create a beautiful bookmark with your favorite wrapping paper.

So, the next
time you see a roll of wrapping paper, think of all it can be used for after
it’s off the present!!